Getting To My Game wrote:I still watch "The Sopranos" on HBO whenever I can catch it in re-runs, best TV show of all-time. All of these "complicated anti-hero" shows are only poor imitations of the show that mastered it.

The supporting cast is so one dimensional and goofy that it takes the show down a few pegs in my book. But Tony is still a hell of a character

Carmela, Christopher, and Paulie are all really great three-dimensional characters, but yeah, some can get annoying, especially AJ.

Does anyone have an opinion on what exactly Bob Benson's purpose is? Iirc he spent the first few episodes of the season carrying several cups of coffee around, sort of trying to make himself useful. I think what irritates me every time he appears is his profound out-of-placeness. He looks like a prototypical 80s yuppie, making him a walking anachronism. Weiner tends to include those quirks on purpose, it seems, so maybe he serves as a device that points to the future, anticipating what is to become of the agency, advertising, society. Somewhat agreeable and not unpleasant at all, but at the same time shallow and facile, utterly devoid of imagination and depth.

shafnutz05 wrote:Ok, Ep. 6 of the newest AD season has been the best so far, IMO, with Gob. The Tobias episode is a close 2nd, but Tobias is probably my favorite character on the show.

My least favorite episodes by far have been the George Sr. ones (although Ep. 5 was better than Ep. 2)

I agree with this. The Gob episode was my favorite one for sure, and the George Sr one's were my least. George Sr is hands down my least favorite character from seasons 1-3, so I am not surprised that I didnt like his season 4 stuff.

I thought that show stopped when the full reality tv wave hit. I guess it was just lost in the shuffle for me. Or maybe I just forgot about it because I stopped watching those late afternoon dating shows like Next and was thus done with MTV.